Latest publications

Parachute Silk by Denise Bennett
Denise's 2nd Oversteps book contains a number of historical poems about famous shipwrecks. There are also poems about her mother, who lived to the great age of 101. Lots of interest, all delivered with sensitivity and humanity.

Caroline Carver

Caroline Carver has published two previous collections, Jigharzi an me from Semicolon Press, and Bone-fishing from Peterloo Poets. Among her other successes, she won the National Poetry Prize in 1998. She lives in Cornwall, where she has a long involvement with the Falmouth Poetry Group. Both Penelope Shuttle and D M Thomas have endorsed this new collection.

Oversteps poets continue to win prizes. The last few weeks have seen several successes: in the National Poetry Competition, both Giles Goodland and Caroline Carver were commended; Elisabeth Rowe has been shortlisted for the Strokestown prize; Alwyn Marriage was Highly Commended in the Mirehouse competition at Words by the Water; and Christopher North has won the Mayor’s Competition in Enfield. Congratulations to all of them.

Four Oversteps poets will be reading at Falmouth Library next Monday evening, 28th March, at 6.30pm. The readers will be Elisabeth Rowe, Angela Stoner, Caroline Carver and Alwyn Marriage; and there will be some open mic slots for other poets.